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   On 2026-02-12 10:37 p.m., BTR1701 wrote:   
   > On Feb 12, 2026 at 5:35:18 PM PST, "shawn"    
   > wrote:   
   >   
   >> On Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:38:37 -0000 (UTC), "Adam H. Kerman"   
   >>  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> Your Name  wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>>      Iconic '70s NBC TV Show Reboot Finds Its Lead   
   >>>>      ---------------------------------------------   
   >>>>      NBC has officially found a star for a remake of one of the most   
   >>>>      iconic television shows of the 1970s.   
   >>>   
   >>>>      What NBC TV show has found its lead?   
   >>>>      According to a new report from Deadline, David Boreanaz has closed   
   >>>>      a deal to star in the upcoming reboot of The Rockford Files. The   
   >>>>      Bones star will take on the role as James Rockford, a broke   
   >>>>      private investigator who takes on a variety of cases. Deadline   
   >>>>      reports that the role of Rockford was a sought after one, and now   
   >>>>      with it cast, filming can begin.   
   >>>   
   >>> Jawdrop   
   >>>   
   >>> He's pretty much the actor least likely to remind one of James Garner I   
   >>> can think of.   
   >>>   
   >>> When Josh Holloway was discussed a number of years ago, I didn't think   
   >>> he was a bad choice but I felt sorry for him as being compared to Garner   
   >>> would have hurt his career. Really just should have created an original   
   >>> character for him to play.   
   >>   
   >> Agreed. I could see Holloway in the role. though I worry that the   
   >> writing will let whomever takes on the role down as the writing will   
   >> be a key to the success/failure of the project. The only thing I can   
   >> see in favor of Boreanaz as Rockford is the physical aspect. I don't   
   >> think he's going to work in any other aspect.   
   >   
   > At least the role wasn't race and gender-swapped. That's about as much as we   
   > can hope for from modern Hollywood.   
   >   
   >>> No one would dream of comparing Boreanaz to Garner.   
   >>>   
   >>>>      The report goes on to mention that the pilot for the show will   
   >>>>      film in Atlanta.   
   >>>   
   >>> Brilliant! It's not like Los Angeles locations weren't integral to the   
   >>> show. What's next, he'll drive a Yugo? No sublime car chases?   
   >>   
   >> I am torn as I love having more projects being filmed in the area, but   
   >> there's no way that Atlanta works as a replacement for Los Angeles,   
   >> especially the numerous beach shots they made the original show.   
   >   
   > Yes, much like THE LINCOLN LAWYER and BOSCH, L.A. is a character in and of   
   > itself and if you don't shoot on location, you might as well just not do it   
   at   
   > all.   
   >   
   > I was heartened to hear the upcoming BAYWATCH reboot has booked permits to   
   > shoot on L.A. County beaches, so they're remaining true to the spirit of the   
   > show, unlike the Hi-Ho Daddario movie, which only pretended to be in L.A.,   
   but   
   > shot in Louisiana instead.   
   >   
   > Hopefully they recognize what made the original an international hit:   
   > super-hot women in bikinis having heterosexual sex with good-looking dudes.   
   > But this is Hollywood, so we're probably going to get lots of gay stuff and   
   > some kind of weird transformer dude demanding to be allowed to run around in   
   a   
   > bikini or something.   
   >   
   > A couple weeks ago I watched a BAYWATCH Prime re-run where it was quite   
   > obvious that it was from the pre-woke era of TV. The Beach Boys were guest   
   > stars and they were making videos of their various songs on the beach as part   
   > of the plot. For 'California Girls', the band was surrounded by a flock of   
   > gorgeous girls in bikinis-- around 20 of them total. All of them but one were   
   > blonde goddesses. If the show was made today, twelve of them would be black,   
   > four latina, three of them Asian, and one (maybe) would be white, but she'd   
   be   
   > a dude in a bikini. And half of them would be lesbians.   
      
   There would have to be at least two obese ones so that the   
   "body-positive" crowd was "represented". And at least one each with   
   physical and mental handicaps like being in a wheelchair or being autistic.   
   >   
   > It's amazing how none of the characters on the show were gay, there were no   
   > scenes of dudes kissing each other, no non-binary gender-queer goth creatures   
   > with face tattoos and metal studs embedded in their heads. Just gorgeous   
   girls   
   > and the guys who wanted to bang them.   
   >   
   > The whole show is a hate crime by today's standards. Not only am I amazed   
   that   
   > it's legal to continue to air it, I'm surprised they haven't been required to   
   > burn the negatives and salt the earth by now   
   >   
   >   
      
      
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